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News Briefs: Syrians attack Damascus suburb
Activists: Syrian troops launch major offensive in suburb of capital Damascus BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say Syrian troops are attacking a suburb of the capital Damascus in what they described as one of the most violent campaigns since the year-old...
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Massey must answer investors' lawsuit by June 18
Attorneys for Massey Energy now have until June 18 to formally respond in court to shareholders who say they were deliberately misled about the coal company's safety record. The parties agreed to the new deadline in a filing in U.S. District Court in...
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Stocks start off with great gains
NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market got a big jump on a better year.
Stocks rose sharply Tuesday in the first trading of 2012 as investors returned from the holiday and found encouraging economic reports from the United States and around the world.
The...Tags: Greece, China, Stock Market, T-Mobile, National Government
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Settlements finally reached for all victims of Upper Big Branch mine disaster
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) --
A lawyer for the estates of two Upper Big Branch miners says Alpha Natural Resources has settled wrongful death lawsuits with the families of all 29 victims of West Virginia's 2010 disaster.
Virginia-based Alpha didn't...Tags: Massey Energy Company, Lawyers, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Alpha Natural Resources chairman to step down
Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources says the chairman of its board of directors is stepping down.
The Bristol, Va.-based company said Tuesday that Michael J. Quillen has chosen not to stand for re-election at the company's 2012 annual meeting.
The 63-...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Board of Directors
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Morning news briefs; Pearl Harbor anniversary
Geithner says he is encouraged at progress Europe is making in addressing debt crisis
PARIS (AP) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday he is very encouraged with the progress Europe is making in coming up with a plan to shore up the...Tags: Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Consumer Confidence, Rod Stewart
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Fossil fuel firms get audience with lawmakers, others
++++++++++++++++++++ || Officials representing four top donors to Gov. Bob McDonnell's upcoming energy conference are among a select group of speakers guaranteed an audience before a group of southern lawmakers, government officials and business...Tags: Wind Power, Alternative Energy, Bob McDonnell, Regional Authority, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Virginia campaign promotes benefits of uranium mining
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Energy Independence Alliance is launching a public education and information campaign to promote the potential benefits of uranium mining.
The alliance describes itself as a grass-roots coalition that has the...Tags: Elections, Nuclear Power, Politics
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The lessons of Blair Mountain and Big Coal
In a typical year, more than one-half of the electricity generated within Maryland comes from coal-fired plants. Most of these plants burn coal shipped from West Virginia and Pennsylvania. In communities all throughout the Appalachian Mountains, the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Environmental Pollution, Massey Energy Company
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Massey agrees to deal to be taken over
NEW YORK (AP) -- Massey Energy Company has agreed to be taken over by Alpha Natural Resources.
Massey has been struggling with losses after an explosion that killed 29 workers at a West Virginia coal mine last spring.
Alpha is paying $7.1 billion in...Tags: Massey Energy Company, Kentucky, Mining, West Virginia, Metal and Mineral
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Report: Lawmakers Spent $150K-Plus In Freebies.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekFrom Our Friends At The Associated Press: HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers accepted more than $150,000 in gifts and free food, lodging and transportation, according to the latest set of mandatory reports filed with the State...
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